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Official: Voting in New York State En Route to Modernization

On Wednesday in Albany, about a dozen poll workers gathered at the county board of elections to learn about how voting is changing in New York. "For the past couple of months we've been working…

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Board of Elections offers early voting from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3

The early voter gets some peace of mind. That is the goal of the city's Board of Elections as it takes on New York's first-ever early voting process. Starting Oct. 26 and continuing to Nov. 3, registered city voters can…

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Principals Learn Their Schools Are Early Voting Sites Just Three Weeks Before Polls Open

When New York state lawmakers passed early voting legislation in January of this year, the moment was heralded as a triumph by election reform advocates who long bemoaned the state’s restrictive voting laws.

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Early voting opens Oct. 26 in Cattaraugus, Allegany counties

The locations have been chosen. The equipment purchased. The parking spots set to designate. But elections officials said much work is still needed before the biggest change to New York voting in more than…

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Getting Late For Early Voting In Troy

A third attempt by Democrats on the Rensselaer County legislature to establish an early voting site in the county’s largest community has been defeated along party lines. For weeks, advocates have been seeking …

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NYC Introduces Voter Guides In American Sign Language

For the first time, DemocracyNYC, the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), and the Campaign Finance Board introduced today Voter Guides in American Sign Language (ASL). These new guides will …

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City Launches Pilot Voter Guide for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing New Yorkers

New York City is home to more than 200,000 residents who are deaf and hard of hearing, and they almost never vote. It’s not for a lack of will, but rather because of inadequate access to information …

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Yes, There Is An Election This November (But You Can Vote Early This Month!)

As voters' focus on next year’s presidential contest intensifies, we want to take a moment to remind you there is an election coming up in just a few weeks across New York City on Tuesday, November 5th.

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How to vote early in New York City: NYCurious

For the first time, New Yorkers will have the option to vote early. Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, designated locations across the city will be open for early voting for nine days.

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CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS LAGS IN SUBMITTING EARLY-VOTE SECURITY PLAN

With early voting a month away, the city’s Board of Elections has not yet formally detailed how it will keep each vote and ballot safe for the historic nine-day stretch. All local election boards in New York state that…

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